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Rawlins Cross, St. John's

Neighbourhood in St. John's · Newfoundland and Labrador · Population 837

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Approximate boundaries

St. John's doesn't publish neighbourhood boundaries, so AreaScore draws from the Census areas nearest where the name is placed by Natural Resources Canada, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap or AreaScore's own research. The outline follows Census lines and may not match how residents draw it. Figures marked city-wide are for all of St. John's.

Affordability
Average monthly rent$1,015/month

St. John's: $988/month · Canada: $1,209/month · Statistics Canada, 2021

Average rent, bachelor apartmentPurpose-built rentals, CMHC October survey.$945/month

City-wide figure for St. John's · CMHC, 2025

Average rent, 1-bedroom apartmentPurpose-built rentals, CMHC October survey.$1,064/month

City-wide figure for St. John's · CMHC, 2025

Average rent, 2-bedroom apartmentPurpose-built rentals, CMHC October survey.$1,348/month

City-wide figure for St. John's · CMHC, 2025

Average rent, 3-bedroom apartmentPurpose-built rentals, CMHC October survey.$1,327/month

City-wide figure for St. John's · CMHC, 2025

Rental vacancy rateShare of purpose-built rental apartments empty and available in October.1.6%

City-wide figure for St. John's · CMHC, 2025

Median dwelling value (owner-estimated)$278,378

St. John's: $306,000 · Canada: $472,000 · Estimated · Statistics Canada, 2021

Households spending 30%+ of income on housing38.3%

St. John's: 21.9% · Canada: 20.9% · Statistics Canada, 2021

Safety
Crime Severity Index (total)Lower is safer. 100 = Canada's level in 2006.79.2

Canada: 75 · City-wide figure for St. John's · Statistics Canada, 2025

Violent Crime Severity IndexLower is safer. 100 = Canada's level in 2006.104.3

Canada: 97.2 · City-wide figure for St. John's · Statistics Canada, 2025

Healthcare
Clinics and pharmacies within 1 kmClinics, health centres and pharmacies within 1 km of home, on average.0

St. John's: 1.8 · Canada: 4.4 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Distance to the nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from where residents live, averaged over everyone in the place.1.1 km

St. John's: 2.4 km · Canada: 7 km · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Residents with a regular healthcare providerResidents 12 and over who say they have a family doctor or other regular healthcare provider. Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey, by health region (two-year estimate).89.1%

St. John's: 89.1% · Canada: 85.7% · Health region · Statistics Canada, 2021/2022

Getting around
Commutes under 30 minutes90.7%

St. John's: 90.6% · Canada: 66.8% · Statistics Canada, 2021

Transit/walk/bike commute share29.6%

St. John's: 12.6% · Canada: 14% · Statistics Canada, 2021

Transit stops within 500 mBus, tram, train and ferry stops within 500 m of home, on average. OpenStreetMap can miss stops in smaller places.19.1

St. John's: 5.2 · Canada: 7 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Amenities
Libraries, community and recreation centres within 2 kmWithin 2 km of home, on average.14.5

St. John's: 8.1 · Canada: 11.9 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Grocery stores, restaurants and cafés within 1 kmWithin 1 km of home, on average.55

St. John's: 8.4 · Canada: 16 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Park space per residentMapped parks in the place, per resident. OpenStreetMap can miss parks in smaller places.0 m²

St. John's: 43 m² · Canada: 108 m² · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Schools
Schools within 1.6 kmElementary and secondary schools within 1.6 km of home, on average.4.5

St. John's: 4.5 · Canada: 6.1 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Economy
Median household income$56,371

St. John's: $75,000 · Canada: $84,000 · Estimated · Statistics Canada, 2021

Population growth (5-year)1.5%

Canada: 5.2% · City-wide figure for St. John's · Statistics Canada, 2021

Unemployment rate4.3%

St. John's: 11.5% · Canada: 10.3% · Statistics Canada, 2021

Connectivity
Homes with 50/10 Mbps internet availableHomes where a provider offers fixed internet of at least 50 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up, the CRTC's target for every home. ISED National Broadband Data.100%

St. John's: 99.9% · Canada: 97.9% · ISED, 2026

Homes with 50/10 Mbps on a wired lineHomes where 50/10 Mbps comes on a wired line (cable, fibre or DSL), the networks that also offer faster plans such as gigabit. Federal data does not report speeds above 50/10. ISED National Broadband Data.100%

St. John's: 99.6% · Canada: 94.1% · ISED, 2026

Climate
January average temperatureAverage of daily temperatures in January, 1991–2020, at the nearest Environment Canada weather station. Not part of the score.-4.2 °C

St. John's: -3.6 °C · Nearest weather station · Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1991-2020

July average temperatureAverage of daily temperatures in July, 1991–2020, at the nearest Environment Canada weather station. Not part of the score.16 °C

St. John's: 16.5 °C · Nearest weather station · Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1991-2020

Days with rainDays a year with at least 0.2 mm of rain, 1991–2020, at the nearest Environment Canada weather station. Not part of the score.162 days

St. John's: 162 days · Nearest weather station · Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1991-2020

Annual snowfallAverage snowfall in a year, 1991–2020, at the nearest Environment Canada weather station. Not part of the score.363 cm

St. John's: 363 cm · Nearest weather station · Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1991-2020

Distance to the weather stationHow far from the centre of this place the Environment Canada weather station behind these climate figures is (the farthest one if they come from different stations). The farther away, the less local the figures; beyond 40 km they are marked as estimated.7 km

St. John's: 17 km · Nearest weather station · Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1991-2020

People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
36.9 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated
Average household size
1.7
Canada: 2.4
Moved home in the last 5 years
52.3%
Canada: 39%

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.2%
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%13.2%
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%40.1%
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%25.7%
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%12%

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%8.2%
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%17.3%
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.1%
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%56.1%
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%11.2%
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.3%
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%16.7%
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%0%
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%16.7%
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%55.6%

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%81.1%
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%18.3%
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%89.3%
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%10.1%
Homes
Condominiums
8.2%
Canada: 15%

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%38.1%
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%60.8%
  • Band or local government housing1%

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%3%
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%2%
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%42.4%
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2%
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%49.5%
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%1%

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%70.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%14.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%4.1%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%8.2%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%68.5%
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%5.6%
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%24.1%
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%0%
Community profileImmigration, visible minority groups, Indigenous identity and religion

As reported to Statistics Canada in the 2021 Census. AreaScore shows these figures for context only. They are never used in scores, rankings, comparisons or search.

Immigration

  • Non-immigrantsCanada: 74.4%88.3%
  • ImmigrantsCanada: 23%6.5%
  • Immigrants who arrived 2016 to 2021Canada: 3.7%0%
  • Non-permanent residentsCanada: 2.5%4.5%

Visible minority groups

  • Not a visible minorityCanada: 73.5%96.1%
  • South AsianCanada: 7.1%1.3%
  • ChineseCanada: 4.7%0%
  • BlackCanada: 4.3%0%
  • FilipinoCanada: 2.6%0%
  • ArabCanada: 1.9%0%
  • Latin AmericanCanada: 1.6%0%
  • Southeast AsianCanada: 1.1%0%
  • West AsianCanada: 1%0%
  • KoreanCanada: 0.6%0%
  • JapaneseCanada: 0.3%0%
  • Another visible minority groupCanada: 0.5%0%
  • More than one visible minority groupCanada: 0.9%0%

Indigenous identity

  • Indigenous identityCanada: 5%1.9%
  • First NationsCanada: 2.9%1.3%
  • MétisCanada: 1.7%1.3%
  • InuitCanada: 0.2%0%

Religion

  • No religion or secular perspectivesCanada: 34.6%63.4%
  • ChristianCanada: 53.3%35.9%
  • MuslimCanada: 4.9%0%
  • HinduCanada: 2.3%0%
  • SikhCanada: 2.1%0%
  • BuddhistCanada: 1%0%
  • JewishCanada: 0.9%0%
  • Traditional (North American Indigenous) spiritualityCanada: 0.2%0%
  • Other religions and spiritual traditionsCanada: 0.6%0%

Religion is asked every ten years, so these are the latest figures.

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.

Adapted from CMHC, Rental Market Survey / Housing Market Information Portal. This does not constitute an endorsement by CMHC.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index (police services, provinces and Canada). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities, Open Database of Educational Facilities and Open Database of Recreational and Sport Facilities. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Places also from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Health characteristics — regular healthcare provider (CCHS). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.

Adapted from ISED, National Broadband Data (pseudo-household availability). This does not constitute an endorsement by ISED.

Adapted from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate Normals 1991–2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Environment and Climate Change Canada.